Staying united, promoting common progressive values, building on party gains and achievements, and galvanizing activist and voter enthusiasm to turn Arizona blue in 2020 and beyond were common themes expressed by speakers at the Maricopa County Democratic Convention at Carl Hayden Community High School on December 14, 2019. With a crowd of 700 people that … Read more
Since becoming the Democratic State Party Chair in 2018, Felecia Rotellini has presided over steady Democratic gains in local, state, and national offices. She and other Democratic State activists feel that the trend to a more Blue Arizona will continue with the 2020 elections. Just returning from a very productive party convention in Prescott where … Read more
Adrian Fontes has worked hard to bring the voting process for Maricopa County Residents into the Twenty-First Century. During his first term as Maricopa County Recorder, Mr. Fontes and his team have created a more open and transparent Recorder Department. They have also endeavored to speed up the voter check-in process, improve the ballot tabulation … Read more
Although the November 2020 elections are still 15 months away, the growing staff at the Maricopa County Recorders office is already undergoing training to prepare for it. Maricopa County is the fastest-growing county in the United States and it has encountered its share of Election Day difficulties over the last three years. During the 2016 … Read more
At the café of choice for meeting public servants and activists, Lolas in Phoenix, the new Executive Director of the Maricopa County Democratic Party, Maritza Miranda Sanez chated and discussed her background as well as how the county party is beginning to prepare for the 2020 elections. Ms. Saenz has”grown up” in the political arena … Read more